Let’s Refresh Your Knowledge of… The NOUN!

Start by Doing the Following Things: Take out a piece of paper Draw a big box on it Draw a horizontal line across the middle of the box Put a Label Above the Box Titled “Nouns” Label the top half, “Things I Know” Label the bottom half, “Things I Learned” Fill out the top ½ of the box

person, place, thing, or idea Definition of a Noun? person, place, thing, or idea

Don’t worry, they’re easy! There are six different types of nouns! Noooo!!! Compound Common Proper Concrete Abstract Don’t worry, they’re easy! Collective

What is the difference, kids? Let’s Start with… Common & Proper Nouns. What is the difference, kids?

That’s right. A common noun names anything that is not specific That’s right! A common noun names anything that is not specific. Therefore, it does not have a capital letter. And a proper noun is something specific, so it does require a capital letter!

EXAMPLES EXAMPLES OF COMMON: EXAMPLES OF PROPER: Grand Cannon cell phone compassion squirrel movie flag EXAMPLES OF PROPER: Grand Cannon Beethoven Sperry’s Timn Pacific Ocean

Now let’s discuss concrete & abstract nouns! What are they?

Can be perceived by one or more of the senses Examples: popcorn tree student football Concrete Noun: Can be perceived by one or more of the senses Examples: love humor pride confidence Abstract Noun: An idea, feeling, quality, or characteristic

See if you can find concrete & abstract nouns in these pictures!

Examples? Next is Compound Nouns. This is really too easy… Definition? A noun made up of 2 or more words put together as a single noun Examples?

COMPOUND NOUNS: basketball twelve-year-old Sheldon Cooper air freshener fire drill

Def: A word that names a group Collective Nouns “What is a collective noun?” Def: A word that names a group audience family team committee flock Examples?

Collective Nouns “Is cats a collective noun?” Why or why not? “What’s the difference b/t a collective noun & a plural noun?”

Now let’s see if you know what you’re talking about… Identify the nouns in each sentence and classify as: common or proper, concrete or abstract, & if it’s collective Now let’s see if you know what you’re talking about… Each day huge crowds visit the Lincoln Memorial, which is in Washington, D.C. The memorial is in a beautiful setting not far from two other presidential monuments and the capitol.

3. Between the memorial and the Washington Monument are two long, shallow pools. 4. The Lincoln Memorial was designed by a noted architect of the time, Henry Bacon. 5. The memorial is styled to look like a Greek temple and has 36 columns, one for each state in the union at the time of the death of Lincoln.

Finish by Doing the Following Things: Take out the box you made at the beginning of class 2. Fill out the bottom half about what you learned and now know about nouns